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[Cinnamon P.]

This is basically a thread where I, and a limited group, can talk about the greatness of Stars of the Lid. htt://www.sendspace.com/file/yaj7jk I think this song works as one of the best introductions to the band, found on their Carte-De-Viste album, this is J.P.R.I.P. The little electronic flurish that pans from the right channel to the left is so subtle and yet makes all of the difference in the world. Anyway, I have been listening to not much else (great study music) and wanted to upload some sample songs and what not. Fuck, Montana digs these guys too, so that must be saying something.

[Agrimorfee]

This is probably the only thing that you, I and Montana can all agree on. Maybe there is hope for the world.

[Montana]

Yes. "December Hunting For Vegetarian Fuckface" is one of my favorite tunes ever. If I'm having trouble falling asleep, it always works. I had it on repeat during my last day in Glacier National Park. I was pretty much seeing what I could see from the road. It was cold and rainy, with fog everywhere in the mountains on the east side of Going To the Sun Road. Every 100 yards in the road was a big pile of bear shit filled with berries. Pretty magical moment with this song in that weather/glorious scenery,with fall winding down and winter coming. It's like they took the end of "Shine On Parts VI- IX" and just ran with it. Great song.

[Waterloo]

my major music dissapointment of the year was not being able to see them when they played toronto in april. i was out of town. and i've always wanted to see them live. i just think it should be a magical experience... great band.

[Agrimorfee]

my major music dissapointment of the year was not being able to see them when they played toronto in april. i was out of town. and i've always wanted to see them live. i just think it should be a magical experience... great band.

Isn't it just 2 guys though? I couldn't feature an ambient music concert to be anything more exciting than the artist sitting hunched over laptops, unless they brought along some string players and some interesting stage visuals/film.

[Liffey]

I have And Their Refinement of the Decline, and I love it. What else by them should I get?

[plastic]

my major music dissapointment of the year was not being able to see them when they played toronto in april. i was out of town. and i've always wanted to see them live. i just think it should be a magical experience... great band.

Isn't it just 2 guys though? I couldn't feature an ambient music concert to be anything more exciting than the artist sitting hunched over laptops, unless they brought along some string players and some interesting stage visuals/film.

I saw them play in Grinell, IA a while back and the latter is exactly what they did. It was the 2 guys on the sides (with various pedals, keyboards, laptops, guitars) then 4 female string players in the middle with two large projections covering the entire stage with celestial bodies and abstractions. A small crowd too (as you can imagine since I was in fucking Grinell, Iowa seeing Stars of the Lid) combined with a beautifully designed music hall created a nice meditative aura in the room. It was a wonderful show, I'd love to see them again.

[Elia Isquire]

I have And Their Refinement of the Decline, and I love it. What else by them should I get?

[Bleep Blop]

You know what's great as a song on its own by them? Requiem for Dying Mothers pt 2

[thresholdofrevelation]

I approve of this thread.

[Waterloo]

my major music dissapointment of the year was not being able to see them when they played toronto in april. i was out of town. and i've always wanted to see them live. i just think it should be a magical experience... great band.

Isn't it just 2 guys though? I couldn't feature an ambient music concert to be anything more exciting than the artist sitting hunched over laptops, unless they brought along some string players and some interesting stage visuals/film.

I saw them play in Grinell, IA a while back and the latter is exactly what they did. It was the 2 guys on the sides (with various pedals, keyboards, laptops, guitars) then 4 female string players in the middle with two large projections covering the entire stage with celestial bodies and abstractions. A small crowd too (as you can imagine since I was in fucking Grinell, Iowa seeing Stars of the Lid) combined with a beautifully designed music hall created a nice meditative aura in the room. It was a wonderful show, I'd love to see them again.

that's everything i would expect from it. i didn't really know what they would've been like live, but they played a small (150 capacity) church so it would have been absolutely perfect. i didn't even find a single review of the show... hopefully they will play some time soon, but i'm not holding my breath

[Cinnamon P.]

I have And Their Refinement of the Decline, and I love it. What else by them should I get?

The best response is probably everything. Refinement is one of my favorites from them, but most of their material is downright fantastic. Check out The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, and work your way through.

Also, "December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface" is absolutely fantastic. I don't know if they could have ended Refinement any better.

[Cinnamon P.]

htt://www.sendspace.com/file/msw0up Here is Austin Texas Mental Hospital pt. 2 from Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid. It is one of the longer ones but it is pretty subtle. This tune reminds me of Keith Fullerton Whitman's technique, of letting just one or two notes resonate back and fourth, falling out and coming forward at just the right time. Really good tune.

[throughsilver]

I have And Their Refinement of the Decline, and I love it. What else by them should I get?

Working backwards would be a good plan of action. Tired Sounds is a good next stop, then Avec Laudenum. Bloody heck, I forgot how rarely they released stuff.

[poopinmybutt]

the tired sounds of... is the greatest ambient album of all time, imo also, i think refinement is good but their weakest album other than the debut. every album they have released is worth checking out.

[The Luscious Phil]

I have And Their Refinement of the Decline, and I love it. What else by them should I get?

Working backwards would be a good plan of action. Tired Sounds is a good next stop, then Avec Laudenum. Bloody heck, I forgot how rarely they released stuff.

I'd say that Avec Laudenum is slightly better than Tired Sounds, but yeah, just buy both at once. Listen to one for like a year then break out the other. The fact is that they release stuff so infrequently that it would be best to appreciate each release for as long as you can.

Example, I spent three months with "Decline," before I felt like even breaking out the second disc. (in a good way).

[Nixon]

Thanks for deciding to make this thread. I've had Refinement since it came out but never gave it the time of day. -It's unbelievable. It makes me want to wander around the remains of a post-apocalyptic city and think about the past.

[Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ҈҉Ѡ]

anyone who thinks they can tell apart starts of the lid albums is full of shit

[Chicken Invaders!]

anyone who thinks they can tell apart starts of the lid albums is full of shit

This is pretty much how I feel, but I haven't invested a whole lot of time. Last year when The Refinement was all the rage I downloaded it and The Tired Sounds and...well, I don't really know if ambient is for me. I'd be willing to give them another shot, though.

[The Luscious Phil]

anyone who thinks they can tell apart starts of the lid albums is full of shit

Wow.

I'd grant that it can be hard to sometimes tell songs apart, but telling the difference between their LP's is really easy.